Entries for Thursday, November 13, 1997

The Federal Register is published every day of the week, excluding weekends and holidays. The Register contains
an assortment of notices, proposed rules, final rules, requests for information and presidential documents.

You'll find today's entries listed below by agency, with the locations mentioned located on a map for you. You may
also navigate to any date by clicking on the calendar icon below to display calendars for recent months as well
as a search box.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the meeting of the National Defense Panel on November 12, 1997. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. No. 92-463, as amended [5 U.S.C. App. II, (1982)], it has been determined that this National Defense Panel meeting concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1982), and that accordingly this meeting will be closed to the public from 0900-1700, November 12, 1997 in order for the Panel to discuss classified material.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Edge Technologies, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government-owned inventions described in: U.S. Patent Number 4,906,879 entitled Terbium- Dysprosium Magnetostrictive High Power Transducers

The Department of the Navy announces its intent to prepare a Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508). The LEIS will analyze the proposed continued withdrawal of lands supporting B-20 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada. Section 5 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-606) directs the Navy to prepare an LEIS to evaluate the environmental effects of continued naval operations on the checkerboard pattern of withdrawn public lands that make up the B-20 training range. The LEIS will evaluate the cumulative effects of all NAS Fallon land withdrawals and serve as a Navy recommendation to Congress for consideration in determining the continued withdrawal of B-20 lands. In order to maintain the military mission, the Navy is proposing the continued use of the B-20 as defined by the Military Lands Withdrawal Act, Section 1(a). The actions considered in the LEIS would not result in the withdrawal of additional lands. The LEIS will analyze the potential environmental effects of the proposed action, public scoping alternatives, if applicable, and a ``no action'' alternative. Under the ``no action'' alternative, withdrawn lands listed in Section 1(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act would not be renewed for continued military purposes.

This notice announces that the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is planning to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to allow a proposed information collection of the ``Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC)-- Panels 3 and 4.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHCPR invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of an exchange of letters (EOL) between FDA and the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration. The purpose of the EOL is to facilitate the exchange of documents and information concerning a drug or biological preparation that is considered for orphan status.

The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for U.S. companies and may also be available for licensing.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Nalco Chemical Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of an emulsifier blend containing sorbitan monostearate, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate, and polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate as an anti-corrosive agent in boilers where steam may contact food.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADA's) filed by Alpharma Inc. The ANADA's provide for using approved salinomycin and bacitracin zinc Type A medicated articles to make Type C medicated broiler chicken feeds used for the prevention of coccidiosis and for increased rate of weight gain. This document is also amending the animal drug regulations to reflect the correct sponsor name for Alpharma Inc.

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which provides for an opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

This document amends the ``Medical'' regulations regarding applications for grants to States for the construction or acquisition of State home facilities. VA awards grants based on a priority ranking system. Usually, the higher priority applications deplete the available funding to the extent that the lowest ranking application to be offered funding is offered only a partial grant. This final rule provides that if the lowest ranking grant application receives only a partial grant in a fiscal year and if such grant award is partial solely because VA has insufficient funds for a full grant, the application would be placed at the top of the list within its priority group for the next fiscal year. Often applicants are hesitant to accept a partial grant because of the uncertainty of receiving an additional grant the next fiscal year. This final rule will encourage States to accept a partial grant by creating the likelihood that the State would receive an additional grant in the subsequent fiscal year. Accordingly, this will help ensure that VA would be able to award grants to higher priority applicants that might otherwise reject partial funding.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice of the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on VHA's National Customer Feedback Surveys.

The National Cemetery System (NCS) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on requirements relating to the biennial survey of individuals holding gravesite set-asides in national cemeteries to determine if they wish to retain their set-aside, or wish to relinquish it.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Food and Consumer Service's (FCS) intention to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection pursuant to the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations. The currently approved collection includes the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Financial Report, the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Recipient Report and WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations. The proposed revision and extension will include a reduction in overall burden under the regulations due to previous overestimation of costs for some reporting items and a reduction in burden for the Recipient Report based on the elimination of the monthly reporting requirement.

This rule modifies the raisin diversion program (RDP) currently authorized under the Federal marketing order for California raisins. The marketing order regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California and is administered locally by the Raisin Administrative Committee (Committee). Under the raisin diversion program, producers are issued certificates representing reserve raisins for voluntarily reducing their raisin production in order to bring raisin supplies more closely in line with market needs. Producers may then sell these certificates to handlers, who, in turn, can redeem the certificates for reserve raisins. This rule makes various modifications to the diversion program to improve compliance and bring the program in line with current industry practices. Improving compliance with the RDP will help ensure equity among all producers who participate in the program, and help maintain the integrity of the RDP.

The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend its Rules of Practice for the licensing proceeding on the disposal of high- level radioactive waste at a geologic repository (HLW proceeding). The proposed amendments are intended to allow application of technological developments that have occurred since the original rule was adopted in 1989, while achieving the original goals of facilitating the Commission's ability to comply with the schedule for decision on the construction authorization for the repository contained in Section 114(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and providing for a thorough technical review of the license application and equitable access to information for the parties to the hearing.

This notice announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) responses to Agency clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

EPA is finalizing limited approvals and limited disapprovals of revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) proposed in the Federal Register on September 23, 1992 and May 14, 1997. This final action will incorporate these rules into the federally approved SIP. The intended effect of finalizing this action is to regulate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). The revised rules control VOC emissions from the formulation and manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and from facilities that load organic liquids into tank trucks, trailers, or railroad tank cars. Thus, EPA is finalizing a simultaneous limited approval and limited disapproval under CAA provisions regarding EPA action on SIP submittals and general rulemaking authority because these revisions, while strengthening the SIP, also do not fully meet the CAA provisions regarding plan submissions and requirements for nonattainment areas. As a result of this limited disapproval EPA will be required to impose highway funding or emission offset sanctions under the CAA unless the State submits and EPA approves corrections to the identified deficiencies within 18 months of the effective date of this disapproval. Moreover, EPA will be required to promulgate a Federal implementation plan (FIP) unless the deficiencies are corrected within 24 months of the effective date of this disapproval.

EPA is approving the Sections 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by Florida on November 18, 1996, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs) with capacity to combust more than 250 tons/day of municipal solid waste (MSW). See 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cb.

EPA proposes to approve the Section 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by Florida on November 18, 1996. The State Plan was submitted by Florida to satisfy certain Federal Clean Air Act requirements. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's Plan submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates that it will not receive any significant, material, and adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule and incorporated by reference herein. If no significant, material, and adverse comments are received in response to this proposed rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be

The Environmental Protection Agency today is issuing an amendment to the May 1, 1995 Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG). EPA is designating 12 new items that are or can be made with recovered materials. These items are shower and restroom dividers/partitions; consolidated and reprocessed latex paint for specified uses; parking stops; channelizers; delineators; flexible delineators; plastic fencing for specified uses; garden and soaker hoses; lawn and garden edging; printer ribbons; plastic envelopes; and pallets. In addition, this action clarifies EPA's previous designation of floor tiles, structural fiberboard, and laminated paperboard as items that can be made with recovered materials.

Under Sections 104, 106(a), 107 and 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has offered to Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs); the Loef Company, Inc., a debtor-in-possession in bankruptcy case no. 96-31517 pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia (Bankruptcy Court), Robert L. Blumberg, Frederick J. Loef, and Sarah G. Loef; an Agreement for Recovery of Response Cost at the Interstate Lead Company Superfund Site (ILCO) in Leeds, Alabama, and the Sapp Battery Superfund Site (Sapp Battery) in Alford, Florida. EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement for thirty (30) days. EPA may withdraw from or modify the Agreement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, Waste Management Division, U.S. EPA, Region 4, 61 Forsyth St., Atlanta, GA 30303, 404- 562-8887.

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement in National Solid Wastes Management Association v. Browner, et al., No. 96-1152 (D.C. Cir). This case involves a challenge to EPA's rule entitled ``Standards of Performance For New Stationary Sources and Guidelines for Control of Existing Sources: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills,'' issued on March 12, 1996. 61 FR 9905 (March 12, 1996). The major action the Environmental Protection Agency (``Agency'') would take under this proposed settlement would be to propose a subpart-specific definition of the term ``modification'' for landfills. Under this definition, the term ``modification'' would be defined solely for landfills as any increase in the permitted volume design capacity of the landfill, by either vertical or horizontal expansion. EPA believes this definition is consistent with the existing definition of modification found at 40 CFR 60.14 and, in particular, is consistent with the exemption at 40 CFR 60.14(e) for modifications that do not require a capital expenditure. Other actions to be taken under the proposed settlement include a number of technical corrections and clarifications, including a clarification of the timing of Title V permitting obligations for sources subject to the rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency is providing notice of the availability of the final Recovered Materials Advisory Notice II (RMAN II) and supporting materials. The final RMAN II contains EPA's recommendations for purchasing 12 items designated in the final Comprehensive Procurement Guideline II, which is published elsewhere in today's Federal Register. This action will promote recycling by using government purchasing to expand markets for recovered materials. Under section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, EPA designates items that are or can be made with recovered materials and provides recommendations for the procurement of these items. The 12 items for which EPA is making recommendations are shower and restroom dividers/partitions, consolidated and reprocessed latex paint for specified uses, parking stops, channelizers, delineators, flexible delineators, plastic fencing for specified uses, garden and soaker hoses, lawn and garden edging, printer ribbons, plastic envelopes, and pallets. The final RMAN II contains recommended recovered materials content levels for these items and other purchasing recommendations. In addition, today's final RMAN II clarifies recommendations for floor tiles previously made in a May 1, 1995 RMAN (60 FR 21392).

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Avions Pierre Robin Model R3000 airplanes that are equipped with yaw damper Modification No. 013. This AD requires inspecting the bridle cable ends for correct installation in the grooved screw, inspecting for correct cable winding on the capstan and correct cable tension, and correcting any discrepancies found. This AD also requires installing lockwire to the tension adjustment screw. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for France. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent the rudder control from becoming jammed because of the yaw damper control cables slipping out of the groove on the tension adjustment screw, which could result in a reduction in the directional controllability of the airplane.

This document proposes to revise an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, - 400, and -500 series airplanes, that currently requires a one-time inspection to determine the part number of the engage solenoid valve of the yaw damper on the rudder power control unit, and replacement of the valve with a valve having a different part number, if necessary. That AD was prompted by a review of the design of the flight control systems on Model 737 series airplanes. The actions specified by that AD are intended to prevent sudden uncommanded yawing of the airplane due to potential failures within the yaw damper system, and consequent injury to passengers and crewmembers. This action would make certain editorial changes to clarify the requirements of the existing AD.

This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 737-100, -200, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposal would require installation of a placard that warns the cabin crew not to put the selector valve for the forward lavatory water supply in the ``DRAIN'' position during flight. This proposal also would require installation of an isolation valve in the drain line downstream of the selector valve. This proposal is prompted by reports of damage to the horizontal stabilizer and engine flameout caused by ice formed from water drained inadvertently through a mispositioned selector valve. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent damage to the engines, airframe, or horizontal stabilizer, and/or prevent a hazard to persons or property on the ground, as a result of ice that could dislodge from the airplane.

This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 757-200 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of certain passenger doors. This proposal is prompted by reports that certain passenger doors could not be opened due to the escape slide shelf assembly and escape slide falling onto the girt bar lifting mechanism of the door. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent the escape slide shelf assembly and escape slide from falling on the girt bar of a passenger door due to failed rivets of the escape slide shelf assembly, and consequent inability to open the passenger door and to use the escape slide at that door during an emergency evacuation of the airplane.

This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 97-21-16 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon series airplanes by individual notices. This AD requires a revision to the Limitations section of the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include procedures to use certain values to correctly gauge the minimum allowable N1 speed of the operative engines during operation in icing conditions. This action is prompted by a report indicating that erroneous minimum anti-icing N1 thrust setting indications were displayed on the Engine Indication Electronic Display (EIED). The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent flightcrew use of erroneous N1 thrust setting information displayed on the EIED, which could result in in-flight shutdown of engine(s).

This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of a certain electrical panel and relay support. This proposal is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent possible electrical short circuits, which could result in loss of certain electrical indicating and recording systems, and the possibility of a fire.

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fairchild Model F-27 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to prohibit positioning power levers below the flight idle stop during flight, and to provide a statement of the consequences of positioning the power levers below the flight idle stop during flight. This amendment is prompted by incidents and accidents involving airplanes equipped with turboprop engines in which the propeller ground beta range was used improperly during flight. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of airplane controllability, or engine overspeed and consequent loss of engine power caused by the power levers being positioned below the flight idle stop while the airplane is in flight.

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fairchild Model FH-227 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to prohibit positioning of the power levers below the flight idle stop during flight, and to add a statement of the consequences of such positioning of the power levers. This amendment is prompted by incidents and accidents involving airplanes equipped with turboprop engines in which the propeller ground beta range was used improperly during flight. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of airplane controllability, or engine overspeed and consequent loss of engine power caused by the power levers being positioned below the flight idle stop when the airplane is in flight.

This action amends the Class E airspace area at Jefferson City Municipal Airport, Jefferson City, MO. The FAA has developed a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 30 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to serve the Jefferson City Municipal Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at this airport. A review of the airspace required for instrument approaches at Jefferson City Memorial Airport indicates that the surface airspace area extension to the southeast can be removed. The enlarged area will contain the new NDB RWY 30 SIAP in controlled airspace.

The Surface Transportation Board is commencing a proceeding to determine whether, under 49 U.S.C. 13703(d) and (e), it is in the public interest to renew the bureau agreement of the National Classification Committee, which administers the National Motor Freight Classification.

This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Somerset, PA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Somerset County Airport has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

The FHWA is announcing a public meeting to discuss the development of functional specifications for performance-based brake testing machines purchased with Federal funds through the FHWA's Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). The FHWA is nearing the completion of a multi-year research program to evaluate prototype performance-based brake testing technologies, including roller dynamometers, flat-plate brake testers, and breakaway torque brake testers. The agency has determined that certain performance-based brake testing machines are eligible for funding under MCSAP but only as screening and sorting devices in commercial vehicle inspections. The purpose of the public meeting is to discuss the establishment of generic functional specifications that would be applicable to a range of brake testing technologies. The functional specifications would serve as guidelines for the States to use in determining whether the purchase of a specific brake tester would be an eligible expense under the MCSAP.

NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the area from Sisters Rocks to Mack Arch, OR, opened for 7 days per week beginning August 13, 1997. This adjustment was intended to provide commercial fishermen with additional opportunity to harvest chinook salmon without exceeding the ocean share allocated to the commercial fishery in this area.

In accordance with the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993 (Act), the Federal moratorium on fishing for scup and black sea bass in the coastal waters of the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that would have been effective on November 15, 1997, is cancelled. The Secretary was notified by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) that because Maryland and Massachusetts are now in compliance with the provisions of the Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for scup and black sea bass, that it was withdrawing its findings and determinations of noncompliance. The Secretary concurs. Accordingly, the moratorium is cancelled.

Notice is hereby given that all types of camping and night- time occupation must occur within designated camping areas within the La Posa Plain Area, and that native wood collection is prohibited on the public land within the La Posa Plain Camping Closure Area. The area affected by the closure contains 121,500 acres more or less.

To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) developed and published the Criteria for Evaluating Water Conservation Plans (Criteria) dated April 30, 1993, and revised in September 1996. These Criteria were developed based on information provided during public scoping and public review sessions held throughout Reclamation's Mid-Pacific (MP) Region. Reclamation uses these Criteria to evaluate the adequacy of all water conservation plans developed by project contracts in the MP Region, including those required by the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. The Criteria were developed and the plans evaluated for the purpose of promoting the most efficient water use reasonably achievable by all MP Region contractors. Reclamation made a commitment (stated within the Criteria) to publish a notice of its draft determination on the adequacy of each contractor's water conservation plan in the Federal Register to allow the public a minimum of 30 days to comment on its preliminary determinations. This program is on-going; an updated list will be published to recognize districts as plans are revised to meet the Criteria.

This notice contains a correction to the public notice that was published Friday, October 17, 1997 (62 FR 54127-54128). That notice advertised the National Park Service's proposal to award 17 concession permits authorizing the operation of sport hunting guide-outfitter services for the public at Wrangell St. Elias National Preserve.

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to amend its special regulations to designate certain routes within a nondeveloped area as open for bicycle use and to regulate their use in this area and to delete the regulation concerning the mandatory registration of technical rock climbing activities at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Bicycle use has been determined by the Superintendent to be a desirable recreational use within the Blue Mountain Lakes area of the park because such use is consistent with the protection of the park's natural, scenic and aesthetic values, safety considerations and management objectives and will not disturb wildlife or park resources. The requirement to register for climbing activities was originally intended to promote climbing safety, provide information concerning the location and difficulty of routes and provide climbers with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency. However, the registration system has not been effective and the NPS believes that a better course of action will be to promote self-responsibility within the climbing community. Many NPS areas with significant rock climbing activities do not require technical climbing registration. The deletion of this regulation will also remove an unnecessary administrative burden for both the climbing community and the NPS.

Washington Sailing Marina (WSM), located on Dangerfield Island, just opposite National Airport and Columbia Island Marina (CIM), at the southern end of Lyndon Baines Johnson Grove and 3 miles upstream from WSM are owned by the National Park Service (NPS) and managed by Guest Services, Inc. The marinas provide for recreational boating and access to the Federal navigational project in the Potomac River. The WSM provides recreational sailing and the CIM provides recreational power boating. The access channels serving to connect these marinas with the Federal Navigational channel are inadequate and unsafe for the types of boats currently using these marinas.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the release of the Draft Sharon Steel Restoration Plan for public review and comment. The draft plan identifies restoration projects to restore migratory bird resources injured by the release of hazardous materials from the Sharon Steel and Midvale Slag Superfund Sites, along the Jordan River in Salt Lake County, Utah. Restoration proposals were solicited through the Final Sharon Steel Damage Settlement: A Conceptual Restoration Plan and the Commerce Business Daily.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is issuing an Order to the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (CBT), under Section 5a(a)(10) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act), 7 U.S.C. 7a(a)(10), to change and to supplement the delivery terms of the CBT corn and soybean futures contracts. The CBT submitted proposed changes to the delivery specifications of its corn and soybean futures contracts in response to a December 19, 1996, notification to the CBT by the Commission that the CBT corn and soybean futures contracts no longer accomplish the objectives of that section of the Act. The Commission in its Order changes and supplements the CBT proposal for its soybean futures contract by making all changes to such CBT rules as required to effect the following: (i) retaining the Toledo, Ohio switching district as a delivery location; (ii) retaining St. Louis-East St. Louis-Alton as a delivery location for shipping stations; and (iii) making soybeans from the Toledo delivery location deliverable at contract price and from all other locations at a premium over contract price of 150 percent of the difference between the Waterways Freight Bureau Tariff No. 7 rate applicable to that location and the rate applicable to Chicago, Illinois, with Chicago at contract price.

For the reasons set forth in the Proposed Order Granting Conditional Dual Trading Exemptions (``proposed Order''), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') intends to grant, subject to the stated conditions, the petition of the Chicago Board of Trade (``CBT'' or ``Exchange'') for exemptions from the dual trading prohibition in Section 4j(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``Act'') and Commission Regulation 155.5 for its Wheat, Corn, Soybean, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, U.S. Treasury Bond, 10-Year Treasury Note, and 5- Year Treasury Note futures contracts and the option contracts on the Corn, Soybean, U.S. Treasury Bond, 10-Year Treasury Note, and 5-Year Treasury Note futures. Pursuant to the Act and Commission Regulation 155.5(d)(8)(C)(iii), CBT may submit written supplemental data, views or arguments and will have an opportunity to make an oral presentation to the Commission before the Commission makes its final determination.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is granting the petition of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (``CME'' or ``Exchange'') for exemption from the prohibition against dual trading in its S&P 500 futures contract.

For the reasons set forth in the Proposed Order Granting Conditional Dual Trading Exemptions (``proposed Order''), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') intends to grant, subject to a stated condition, the petition of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (``CME'' or ``Exchange'') for exemptions from the dual trading prohibition in Section 4j(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``Act'') and Commission Regulation 155.5 for its Live Cattle, Deutsche Mark, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc and Eurodollar futures contracts and the option contracts on Eurodollar and S&P 500 futures.1 Pursuant to the Act and Commission Regulation 155.5(d)(8)(C)(iii), CME may submit written supplemental data, views or arguments and will have the opportunity to make an oral presentation to the Commission before the Commission makes its final determination.

The Federal Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13). Any interested person may file comments on the collection of information

The Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and the DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR Part 1021), to assess the potential environmental and human health impacts of the construction and operation of a project proposed by the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) that has been selected by DOE to demonstrate circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology under the Clean Coal Technology (CCT) Program. The proposed project would involve construction and operation of a CFB combustor fueled by coal and petroleum coke to repower an existing steam turbine at JEA's Northside Generating Station in Jacksonville, Florida, to generate nearly 300 megawatts of electricity (MWe). This EIS will support a DOE decision regarding whether DOE will provide approximately $75 million in cost- shared funding (about 24% of the total cost of approximately $309 million) for the proposed project.

This final rule amends the existing MSHA standards for charging tuition and room and board at MSHA's National Mine Health and Safety Academy (Academy) in Beckley, West Virginia. The final rule provides that MSHA may waive tuition fees and room and board charges for the training or meetings of students and non-profit organizations, after the Agency determines that the program would improve the implementation of a statutory function or an activity under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) or a function related to an MSHA appropriation.

This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations to enable the Service to review Form I- 360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant, filed by a battered spouse or child, to determine whether a prima facie case has been established. Recent legislation broadened the definition of aliens who qualify for public assistance to include battered aliens, and specifically those aliens whose self-petitions have been approved and those who file a self-petition which establishes a prima facie case for immigrant classification under the Violence Against Women Act.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury gives notice of an amendment to exempt the system of records entitled, ``Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) Security Files--Treasury/IRS 34.018,'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``PBGC'') intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information in its regulation on Allocating Unfunded Vested Benefits (29 CFR Part 4211) (OMB control number 1212-0035; expires February 28, 1998). This notice informs the public of the PBGC's intent and solicits public comment on the collection of information.

Following receipt of a letter from the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, the Commission has instituted investigation No. 332-388, Simplification of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930. The purpose of the investigation is to propose modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) in order to make it simpler, more transparent and easier to use.

NCUA proposes to revise its regulations governing the disclosure of information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to reflect recent changes to FOIA brought about by the enactment of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E- FOIA). The proposed rule, among other things, sets forth new procedures NCUA will employ to implement provisions of E-FOIA, such as expedited treatment of requests and multi-track processing. The proposed rule also clarifies the information which must be included in FOIA requests so that NCUA can process them. Other proposed changes to the rule are designed to provide guidance to the public on how to obtain records contained in the files of the Office of Inspector General.